I’m losing an argument with Bill, one of my clients. He’s been looking for a job for five months and, like so many at this stage, announces that he is “lowering his sights” in terms of salary and status. He plays his trump card: “Listen, John — there are only so many jobs out there. […]

“I want to be out of this job tomorrow” is a statement I’ve heard all too often as a career coach. We’re bombarded every day by the idea of overnight transformation, instant career gratification. The media loves the A to Z candidate — you know, the guy who left his job as an accountant on […]

Whether you are a new middle manager or a new President-elect, the common wisdom is that you have three months to make an impact in your new role. And yet when preparing for job interviews, candidates make the mistake of believing that most questions will be about their past experience, not what they plan to […]

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